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老师改变了他的人生
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十二岁的斯蒂夫父母酗酒，他即将永久地失去受教育的机会。万幸地是，他的阅读能力很好，虽然如此，他总是考试不及格。从一年级开始，他一直不及格，一年级一年级地往上 混。他个子很高，看上去比十二岁要大，像个少年，然而，没有人注意他，直到遇到了怀特小姐。
怀特小姐很年轻，一头红发，脸上总是带着微笑，斯蒂夫爱上了她。小小年龄，第一次他的眼睛离不开老师了，可他还是不及格。他从不做作业，总和怀特小姐发生冲突。她的尖刻的语言令他心碎，当他因不交作业受罚时，他感觉很难过。然而，他还是不学习。
第一学期过去了一半，全校在七年级组织基本技能测试。斯蒂夫匆匆答完，就去想别的事情了，这一天就这样过去了。他的心不在学校，而在小树林里，他经常一个人躲到那里，以避开酗酒的家里的景象，声音和气味。没有人检查他是否安全，没有人知道他不在，因为家里没有一个人清醒到能够关心他。很奇怪，他一天也没有逃学。
一天，怀特小姐不耐烦的声音打破了他的白日梦。
“斯蒂夫！”吓了一跳，他转向她。
“注意听！”
带着少年的崇拜，他的目光锁定在老师身上，她在浏览七年级的考试结果。
“大家考得都很好，”她向同学们宣布，“除了一个男孩，宣布这一结果让我很伤心，可……”她犹豫着，她敏锐的目光把斯蒂夫钉在了座位上，目光在搜寻他的眼睛。
“……七年级最聪明的孩子我这一科居然考没及格！”
她只是盯着斯蒂夫看，全班同学的目光都转向了斯蒂夫。他双目低垂，仔细检查自己的手指尖。
此后，是一场战争。斯蒂夫依然不肯做作业。即使惩罚越来越严厉，他依然固执。
“试一下！只一周！”他无动于衷。
“你很聪明！你会发生变化的！”什么也不能打动他。
“给自己一个机会！不要放弃自己的人生！”
“斯蒂夫！我在乎你！”
哇！突然一下子，斯蒂夫听懂了！有人在乎他？有人在乎他！这完全难以企及，太完美了。
斯蒂夫那天下午从学校回家，他开始思索。走进家里，他环视了一下。父母都已不醒人事，他们衣冠不整，臭气熏天。他迅速地整理好自己的宿营装备，一罐花生酱，一大块面包，一瓶子水，这次，还有课本。一脸严肃地，他坚定地走向了小树林。
接下来的周一，他按时到校，等着怀特小姐来教室。她走了进来，光彩照人，满脸微笑。天呢，她真漂亮！他渴望她的笑脸转向自己，可是没有。
怀特小姐立即就周末作业进行了小测。斯蒂夫迅速写完，第一个交上去。面带惊奇，怀特小姐拿起了他的试卷。满脸疑惑地，她开始看试卷。斯蒂夫走回座位，心在砰砰跳着。坐下后，他抵挡不住，想再看这个可爱的女人一眼。
怀特小姐满脸震惊，她抬头看了一眼斯蒂夫，然后低头看试卷，接着，又抬了一次头。
突然，她脸上绽开了最灿烂的笑容。七年级最聪明的孩子第一次考试及格了！
从那一刻起，斯蒂夫的世界变了。家里的生活依然如故，可他的生活还是变了。他发现自己不但能学，而且还学得很好！
他发现自己理解力强，记忆力好，他能把所学知识运用到自己的生活之中。斯蒂夫开始出类拔萃。他终其学生时代都在学这一科。
高中毕业后，斯蒂夫报名参加了海军，他的军事生涯很成功。那时，他遇到了自己的爱人，组成了家庭。他以优等生的身份从大学毕业。在他的海军生涯中，他激励了许多人，这些人如果没有他，就不会自信。离开海军后，他开始了自己的第二职业。他在怀特小姐留下宝贵遗产的地方附近的一所大学里，作为一名客座教授，继续激励别人。怀特小姐挽救了一人，而斯蒂夫又改变了许多人的生活。
你瞧！这很容易，真的。一个男孩的内心发生了变化，只因为一个在乎他的老师。
附：原文
The difference a teacher can make Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read, yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve was failing. He had been failing since first grade, as he was passed on from grade to grade. Steve was a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a twelve year old, yet, Steve went unnoticed... until Miss White. Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful redhead, and Steve was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. His heart would break under her sharp words, and when he was punished for failing to turn in his homework, he felt just miserable! Still, he did not study. In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things, as the day wore on. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often escaped alone, trying to shut out the sights, sounds and smells of his alcoholic home. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone, because no one was sober enough to care. Oddly, Steve never missed a day of school. One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!!” Startled, he turned to look at her. “Pay attention!” Steve locked his gaze on Miss White with adolescent adoration, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips. After that, it was war!! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn. “Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved. “You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing fazed him. “Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it!! Someone cared about him? Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!! Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, he took one look around. Both parents were passed out, in various stages of undress, and the stench was overpowering! He, quickly, gathered up his camping gear, a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks. Grim faced and determined, he headed for the woods. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! God, she was beautiful! He yearned for her smile to turn on him. It did not. Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart pounding within his chest. As he sat down, he couldn’t resist another look at the lovely woman. Miss White’s face was in total shock! She glanced up at Steve, then down, then up. Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test! From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it! He discovered that he could understand and retain knowledge, and that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel! And he continued this course throughout his school life. After high-school Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a successful military career. During that time, he met the love of his life, he raised a family, and he graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. During his Naval career, he inspired many young people, who without him, might not have believed in themselves. Steve began a second career after the Navy, and he continues to inspire others, as an adjunct professor in a nearby college Miss White left a great legacy. She saved one boy who has changed many lives. You see, it’s simple, really. A change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared. | 
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